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1927. NEW ZEALAND.

ENEMY PROPERTY IN NEW ZEALAND (SEVENTH REPORT ON) BY THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE AS CUSTODIAN OF ENEMY PROPERTY AND CONTROLLER OF THE NEW ZEALAND CLEARING OFFICE.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave.

CONTENTS. Paragraphs Introduction —Progress of work—Discontinuance of further reports .. .. .. .. .. i_4 4 Realization and Disposal of Ex-enemy Property in New Zealand. Amount credited to German Liquidation Account—Figures to 31st March, 1927—Particulars of cash held but not yet credited to German Liquidation Account, and ex-enemy property not yet converted .. .. 5-7 Amounts credited to Austrian Liquidation Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Amounts released and statement of funds held .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 9 New Zealand securities and property in United Kingdom—Agreement concluded with British Administrator of German Property—Terms of arrangement—Further property for administration .. .. .. 10-12 Settlement of Claims by oh against British Nationals resident in New Zealand. Total of claims received by New Zealand Clearing Office for settlement—Reference to statement showing progress as to disposal of the claims .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 13 Claims in terms of paragraph 4 of the Annex to Section IV of Part X of the Treaty of Versailles—Time-limit for notification of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14-15 New Zealand Account with the Central Clearing Office, London —Right to payment of balance of account forgone .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Decisions of Mixed Arbitral Tribunals—Conflicting decisions by the various divisions of the Anglo-German Mixed Arbitral Tribunal —Summary of decisions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17-18 Miscellaneous. Conversion of German Government loans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Archives of the Austrian Consulate in New Zealand —Disposal of .. .. .. .. .. 21 Claims against Russia—Position .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 German property in Samoa —Liquidation schedules .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Reference to statistics relating to enemy property and Clearing Office work.—Conclusion .. .. .. 24 Appendix.—Accounts and Statements. I. Statement of the cash amounts held in New Zealand but not yet credited to the Liquidation Account, and the property not yet liquidated. 11. Statement of amounts released in New Zealand from the provisions of the War Regulations, the Treaty of Peace Order, 1920, and the Treaty of Peace (Austria and Hungary) Order, 1924. 111. Statement of the amounts held on the 31st March, 1927, by the Public Trustee as Custodian of Enemy Property and Controller of the New Zealand Clearing Office. IV. Statement showing the progress made in New Zealand towards the disposal of Clearing Office claims. V. Statement of the position in regard to claims in respect of enemy debts under Article 296 of the Treaty of Versailles owing to Allied creditors by German debtors. VI. Statement of the position in regard to claims in enemy debts under ArtieleJT296 of the Treaty of Versailles owing to German creditors by Allied debtors. VII. Statement of the position in regard to claims by Allied nationals under Article 297 of the Treaty of Versailles.

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